"Tsunade, you are far too arrogant! No matter what, we are your elders.
Don't forget that you became the Fifth Hokage because of our recommendation. And as Konoha's elder advisors, we have the right to intervene in the village's affairs."
Having had their sore spot struck, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado flew into a rage, pointing at Tsunade and berating her for disrespecting her elders.
Yet, facing the two Konoha elder advisors who were so furious that they were practically blowing their tops, Tsunade was like a war god possessed today. She did not back down in the slightest.
"Stop throwing your seniority around in front of me. If you truly understood respecting your elders, you wouldn't have let Danzō dig up my grandfather's grave.
My second grandfather may have been a genius ninja, but his eye for picking disciples was truly terrible. He actually took in a bunch of ninja who dug up his older brother's grave as disciples.
And one more thing: even if you hadn't recommended me for the position of Fifth Hokage, as long as I wanted to become Hokage, my status and reputation alone would have earned me the recognition of the Land of Fire's Daimyo and the village's ninja.
I am now Konoha's Fifth Hokage. Though you two are elder advisors, you only have voting rights. The decision-making power lies with me, the Hokage."
After their argument yielded nothing, the two Konoha elders ultimately stormed out of the Hokage Office Building in a huff.
At that moment, they finally understood the powerless frustration Danzō must have felt whenever he faced the Third Hokage and heard Hiruzen say, "Danzō, I am the Hokage."
"This is the first time I've seen those two advisors get this angry. Ever since becoming Hokage, you've gotten a lot better